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[listersgirl]

I am encountering a weird craft fair phenomenon this year, whereby all the craft fairs are much smaller than they were last year. By which I mean that a craft fair that was in 2 rooms last year is in one this year. It's odd! Maybe after last year's giant craft explosion there are now more events than artisans? Or maybe the handmade holiday has gone out of vogue. I went to 5 different shows today, 4 of which I'd been to last year, and they were all awfully tiny. And only one was particularly interesting. If this trend continues I'm going to have to make other plans for my remaining gifts.

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[mystery-diva.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I was just telling a friend the other day about my friend in Toronto who goes to all these awesome craft fairs and gets awesome things, whereas I went to a few craft fairs in Ottawa and they were *lame*. I think Toronto must automatically have a coolness/funkiness factor that Ottawa can't compete with, but still...very disappointing. Basically, they were filled with things my mother would have made. There's an Artisan sale/show this weekend that I was thinking of going to, but I might pass because it's pretty far. I don't want to drive far to be disappointed.

[listersgirl]

I saw a post on a Toronto craft forum about an Ottawa show being cancelled - sounded like that was the funky show you are looking for. I don't know, this year the cool factor is pretty low, and the couple of shows that have had neat stuff are about 1/2 the size of last year.